Meet our staff

Head of College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Paul Spoonley is one of New Zealand's leading academics and a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand. He has led numerous externally funded research programmes. He has written or edited 25 books and is a regular commentator in the news media.

Accreditation

Planning at Massey is accredited by the New Zealand Planning Institute.

Massey is ranked in the world's top 200 universities for built environment in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings.

Massey is ranked in the world's top 100 universities for development studies in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings.

Massey is ranked in the world's top 150 universities for education in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings.

Massey is ranked by QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) as one of the top 200 universities for geography. QS is an organisation that ranks universities worldwide in various topics.

Massey is ranked in the world's top 300 universities for psychology by the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings.

Massey is ranked in the world's top 250 universities for sociology by the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings.

Massey is the first university in the Southern Hemisphere to partner in a UNESCO UNITWIN initiative: the Global Network on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education.

Clinics

Our leading academics and scientists ensure their cutting-edge research works hard in the real world, not just in the classroom or laboratory. Find out more about our clinics, where you can benefit from the latest research and expertise from Massey's College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Massey psychology clinics

Massey University’s psychology clinics offer psychology services to the general public. We also do research, train psychology students, and offer services for practising psychology professionals. We have clinics on each campus:

Speech Language Therapy Clinic

Our clinic at Massey University’s Auckland campus provides services for communication and swallowing disorders in children and adults. Student clinicians assess and treat clients under the supervision of highly qualified and experienced clinical staff.